Presented as wry neck - now I'm not so sure.

[OrpiMama]

Thank you!
The hope is that she catches up to the others, but we'll love her no matter what, even if she is a little thing forever!

We do bring her in out of the run when the others have her in a tizzy and panicked. She seems to enjoy computer time with mama and daddy... lol

I'm not sure we're doing the right thing, but I hate to see her overly stressed, panicking, and this seems to calm her down.

 

[BastyPutt]

After about 5 weeks she was fine, but very small compared to her flock mates. Integrating her back into the flock fully has been a chore, but she's done quite well since!

This is excellent

 

[BastyPutt]

Thank you!
The hope is that she catches up to the others, but we'll love her no matter what, even if she is a little thing forever!View attachment 3507234We do bring her in out of the run when the others have her in a tizzy and panicked. She seems to enjoy computer time with mama and daddy... lol

I'm not sure we're doing the right thing, but I hate to see her overly stressed, panicking, and this seems to calm her down.

By her, no doubt. Chickens love our attention.

This is how I was with our first birds almost 15 years ago. My wife wouldn't let me bring them into the house, but I'd sit out there for hours with them - cuddling and petting.

Unfortunately a chickens life is generally shorter than most, and you have them in multiples. Along with that first batch of 6 came repeated heartbreak each time one passed. I vowed at that time to not get SO close to them because it was just more than I can take. For awhile I didn't get a dog because I lost one after 12 years that was absolutle devastation. So maybe it is just me.

On that same note, there is no way that you can be expected to NOT have a special relationship with that gal. Nursing them back from being a chick like that is a recipe for love

 

[OrpiMama]

By her, no doubt. Chickens love our attention.

This is how I was with our first birds almost 15 years ago. My wife wouldn't let me bring them into the house, but I'd sit out there for hours with them - cuddling and petting.

Unfortunately a chickens life is generally shorter than most, and you have them in multiples. Along with that first batch of 6 came repeated heartbreak each time one passed. I vowed at that time to not get SO close to them because it was just more than I can take. For awhile I didn't get a dog because I lost one after 12 years that was absolutle devastation. So maybe it is just me.

On that same note, there is no way that you can be expected to NOT have a special relationship with that gal. Nursing them back from being a chick like that is a recipe for love

Oh yes. LOL They're definitely attention lovers, and especially her. And daddy is just as bad as mama. He has to get up three times a night to go check on them to make sure they're OK in the new enclosure which we have made as secure as Fort Knox... The big softy.

I am sorry to hear you were unable to bring your feathered babies inside though. Yes, you have to clean up when they go back out, but it's a new experience for them, plus the extra bonding! Though, you did make up for that, spending hours at a time with them all. I'm glad to know I'm not crazy, or at least not alone, when I want to sit out there in the dirt with them and give snuggles.

It is an unfortunate truth, but at the same time, they're still part of the family and must be loved for their brief time with us. It's difficult not to develop the closeness with any animal when they depend on you to provide food, water, comfort, and safety. I do understand the sentiment, though, the loss is all harder the closer you are.

That's exactly what it is, too. She runs to me when I walk toward the run and stays at my side while I'm cleaning, feeding, and watering, at least until I scoop her up and give her cuddles and have a long conversation with her about how absolutely perfect she is. She is definitely my precious fluffy butt.

 

[BastyPutt]

I am sorry to hear you were unable to bring your feathered babies inside though.

Oh don't kid yourself! We have our own business which includes a lot of late (and what would otherwise be lonely) nights when she is asleep. You better believe I had feathered company on some of those nights . We had one that refused to roost in the coop, but would sit on the firewood stand outside the house. She would come right in.

 

[OrpiMama]

Oh don't kid yourself! We have our own business which includes a lot of late (and what would otherwise be lonely) nights when she is asleep. You better believe I had feathered company on some of those nights . We had one that refused to roost in the coop, but would sit on the firewood stand outside the house. She would come right in.

OK, that made me laugh! What mom doesn't know... Hehehe
Love it.
What better companion for a quiet night, though?!

 

[Silkie Fans]

This is excellent

This feed has given me hope - 4 weeks in with my beautiful 4 month old silkie ! I might up her Vit E but doing everything else suggested. Lots of love and cuddles. .

She also has great days and then goes all wobbly at night and can’t walk up her small ramp to the perch to join the others. She won’t jump down tiny ramp to get out and follow others to free range - her fav past time!

Some times I pick her up and her head twisted right around and upside down but then I gently straighten and she gobblers her food and medicine. She has never not been able to eat or drink, she was my most robust and confident Silkie at 3 months now it’s just so stressful !

Fingers crossed we will get her well again soon

 

[BastyPutt]

This feed has given me hope - 4 weeks in with my beautiful 4 month old silkie ! I might up her Vit E but doing everything else suggested. Lots of love and cuddles. .

She also has great days and then goes all wobbly at night and can’t walk up her small ramp to the perch to join the others. She won’t jump down tiny ramp to get out and follow others to free range - her fav past time!

Some times I pick her up and her head twisted right around and upside down but then I gently straighten and she gobblers her food and medicine. She has never not been able to eat or drink, she was my most robust and confident Silkie at 3 months now it’s just so stressful !

Fingers crossed we will get her well again soon

Create a new topic and post her symptoms. You will get very knowledgeable folks come to your aid

 

[OrpiMama]

This feed has given me hope - 4 weeks in with my beautiful 4 month old silkie ! I might up her Vit E but doing everything else suggested. Lots of love and cuddles. .

She also has great days and then goes all wobbly at night and can’t walk up her small ramp to the perch to join the others. She won’t jump down tiny ramp to get out and follow others to free range - her fav past time!

Some times I pick her up and her head twisted right around and upside down but then I gently straighten and she gobblers her food and medicine. She has never not been able to eat or drink, she was my most robust and confident Silkie at 3 months now it’s just so stressful !

Fingers crossed we will get her well again soon

Create a new topic and post her symptoms. You will get very knowledgeable folks come to your aid

BastyPutt is not wrong, I got so much help from many good sources when I started this thread. Even though in my everyday life I got a lot of flack for trying to nurse a 3 day old chick back to "normalcy", and spending more than a month doing it. Taking her to and from work with me so I could medicate and feed her regularly. Getting up at regular 2 hour intervals for the same reason, losing sleep and all the other things people think are more important.
She was worth it, and so is your little silkie. They're all worth the effort and love we put in, and it all shows in the end!
I do hope you get the answers you need, and that the outcome is as wonderful as ours was. Keep hope, and keep at it.